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He became one of the most popular foreign players in Italy, mostly because he had learnt Italian and earned himself the respect of the fans with his appearance and language skills.

During the next season, Klinsmann won the UEFA Cup with Inter 2—1 on aggregate against Roma and repeated his previous performance in the league with 14 goals.

Klinsmann's contract was extended until A disastrous —92 season made all plans fall through. Inter never managed to gain any momentum under coach Corrado Orrico and finished eighth in the league, with Klinsmann only scoring seven goals and the team being divided and fragmented into groups.

It was clear for Klinsmann this would be his last season at the San Siro. After the bribery scandal by Marseille and their subsequent disqualification as league winners, Monaco was to replace them in the UEFA Champions League the following year.

Monaco reached the semi-final before finally losing to eventual winners Milan. The following season, Monaco only managed a ninth-place finish in the league.

Klinsmann, who had missed two months due to a torn ligament, was mostly deployed as a lone-striker and started criticizing the attitude of his teammates.

In , he left the club early, with one more year remaining on his contract. Klinsmann moved to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League for the —95 season , where the fans and media were very critical of the German, partly because he played in the West Germany team that eliminated England from the World Cup , and partly because of his reputation as a diver.

Because of his humour, but also because of his athletic achievements and his combative playing style, Klinsmann quickly became extremely popular in England; over , of his shirts were sold.

Klinsmann scored 21 goals in the —95 season for Spurs and a total of 30 in all competitions, including a late winner against Liverpool in the quarter-final of the FA Cup.

He also found the net in the semi-final, but Spurs missed out on a place in the final by losing the game 4—1 to Everton.

Klinsmann then had a successful spell at Bayern Munich during the —96 and —97 season. During both seasons, he was the top goalscorer of his club, won the —96 UEFA Cup and set a new goalscoring record of 15 goals in 12 matches during the competition, a record that stood until He then briefly moved to Italy for Sampdoria , but left the team again in the winter and returned to Tottenham Hotspur.

During his second stint at Tottenham in the —98 season , his goals saved the club from relegation, particularly the four goals he scored in a 6—2 win at Wimbledon.

Klinsmann had a good international career, seeing his first West Germany duty in and ultimately collecting caps , making him the country's fourth-most capped player behind Lothar Matthäus , Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski.

In , Klinsmann made his debut for Germany against Brazil in a 1—1 draw. He participated in the Summer Olympics , winning a bronze medal; the , and UEFA European Championships , reaching the final in and becoming champion in Klinsmann was the first player to score in three different European Championships.

After qualifying for the round of 16, Germany was to play the Netherlands , against which they lost two years earlier in Euro It was to be Klinsmann's best international game.

After Rudi Völler was sent off in the 22nd minute, Klinsmann was forced to play as a lone striker. He delivered a running and pressure performance with which he occupied the entire Dutch defence, scored the 1—0 opener and was a constant threat.

Many critics called the incident a prime example of Klinsmann's diving, a claim he contradicted. In an interview in , he noted that the foul left a cm gash on his shin.

Klinsmann also competed for the unified Germany team at the five goals , and three goals , World Cups.

He became the first player to score at least three goals in three consecutive World Cups, later joined by Ronaldo of Brazil and compatriot Miroslav Klose.

Klinsmann is currently the sixth-highest goalscorer at World Cups overall and the third-highest goalscorer for Germany in this competition, behind Klose 16 goals and Gerd Müller On 26 July , Klinsmann returned to Germany as the new head coach of the national team, [25] succeeding former teammate and strike partner Rudi Völler.

Klinsmann subsequently embarked on an aggressive program to revamp the management of the team. Bringing fellow German striker Oliver Bierhoff on board helped diffuse public relations duties of the previous combined post away from the actual coaching aspect of the position.

Furthermore, he created a youth movement to breathe life into an aging squad on the heels of a disastrous showing at Euro In the run-up to the World Cup, Klinsmann attracted criticism from German fans and the media following poor results, such as the 4—1 loss to Italy.

A particular subject of criticism was that Klinsmann commuted to Germany from the U. His largely offensive tactics have irritated some, who complained he ignored defensive football.

He announced a squad of young players for the World Cup, basing his selection policy on performance, not reputation.

On 7 April , Klinsmann finally decided to relegate Kahn to the bench and designated Arsenal 's Jens Lehmann as his first choice goalkeeper.

In the World Cup, Germany's performances silenced Klinsmann's critics, which included the form of an English song: The first match of the knockout stage was a 2—0 victory over Sweden , and in the quarter-finals, Klinsmann's team defeated Argentina, winning 4—2 on penalties.

The teams drew 1—1 after minutes after an equalising goal from Miroslav Klose in the 80th minute. In the semi-final on 4 July, Germany lost a close match with Italy 2—0 after goals in the final minutes of extra time from Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Del Piero.

They beat Portugal 3—1 in the third place play-off, where he played Kahn instead of Jens Lehmann. Afterward, Franz Beckenbauer , previously a strident critic of Klinsmann's, declared his desire to see Klinsmann continue as coach.

There was also widespread public support for Klinsmann due to his team's spirit and attacking style of play. The team's strong performance is thought by some to have renewed national pride and restored Germany's reputation as a top footballing nation.

Due to his success coaching the national team, Klinsmann was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz. Despite the highly acclaimed performance at the World Cup and the praise earned, Klinsmann declined to renew his contract, informing the German Football Association DFB of his decision on 11 July The decision was officially announced by the DFB on 12 July Klinsmann's assistant, Joachim Löw , was appointed as the new head coach at the same press conference.

After two years of putting in a lot of energy, I feel I lack the power and the strength to continue in the same way. Under his guidance, Bayern reached the quarter-final of the Champions League, losing to eventual champion Barcelona.

Klinsmann was sacked on 27 April [33] with five matches remaining. Following Klinsmann's time with Bayern, Bayern team captain Phillip Lahm wrote in his autobiography that Klinsmann's tenure with the club was a "failure" and that Klinsmann's lack of tactical instruction required the players to meet before kickoff to discuss strategy.

In November , Klinsmann was hired as a technical consultant for Major League Soccer MLS club Toronto FC to advise on an overhaul of the club's coaching and playing personnel, leading the club to hire Aron Winter as head coach and Paul Mariner as technical director the following year.

On 29 February , the U. In , Klinsmann led the U. On 2 June , the United States played their centennial celebratory game against Germany, where Klinsmann coached them to a 4—3 win over his native country.

On 28 July, Klinsmann coached the U. Klinsmann received criticism in May when he cut all-time leading U. On 16 June, Klinsmann guided the United States to a 2—1 win over Ghana in their first match of the World Cup, behind an early strike from captain Clint Dempsey and a dramatic 86th-minute header from substitute John Brooks.

On 22 June, his side drew 2—2 against Portugal in the second group match. A defensive miscue early in the game led to an easy Portugal goal, but Jermaine Jones equalized with a strike from 30 yards out in the second half.

Then, in the 81st minute, Dempsey scored to give the U. The score remained 2—1 until the final seconds of stoppage time where Cristiano Ronaldo sent a cross that was headed past U.

With possible elimination looming again as their round of 16 spot hung in the balance, the U. After spending much of the match defending against Belgium's potent attack, with goalkeeper Tim Howard setting a World Cup finals record for saves in a match, the U.

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The results left the U. The year-old watched the World Cup in Russia as the United States missed out on the tournament and has said he will not rush into returning to international management.

I had this goal with the U. It's not enough for me now. My daughter Laila still attends school. And when she attends university next year, the situation changes.

The World Cup will return to the United States for the second time after hosting it in , and Klinsmann praised the successful joint U. The United States is a country with an unbelievable hospitality," Klinsmann said.

Dave Sarachan remains in interim charge of the USMNT and general manager Earnie Stewart has said appointing a full time coach will be a "process over speed.

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